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The "X" used to close a tab is too wide. #22407

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opened 2026-01-31 08:12:25 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:25 +00:00
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Originally created by @destenson on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024).

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1.20.11781.0

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  • Open many tabs and/or make the window "small" (<HD).
  • Quickly click other tabs to switch between them repeatedly.
  • Accidentally close the tab you're trying to select.

Expected Behavior

I expect the close button to be harder to accidentally click.

Alternatively, I expect the application to give me the option to cancel accidentally closing the tab I'm trying to select. Clicking close on a tab that is not in the foreground is almost always unintentional.

Actual Behavior

The "X" region used to close a tab is way too wide, especially when there are many tabs open. The "X" button is 3 times wider than the X icon, and can take 20% or more of the tab's region.

As a result, up to 20% of the time, when selecting a tab, I accidentally close the tab.

Originally created by @destenson on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.20.11781.0 ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce - Open many tabs and/or make the window "small" (<HD). - Quickly click other tabs to switch between them repeatedly. - Accidentally close the tab you're trying to select. ### Expected Behavior I expect the close button to be harder to accidentally click. Alternatively, I expect the application to give me the option to cancel accidentally closing the tab I'm trying to select. Clicking close on a tab that is not in the foreground is almost always unintentional. ### Actual Behavior The "X" region used to close a tab is way too wide, especially when there are many tabs open. The "X" button is 3 times wider than the X icon, and can take 20% or more of the tab's region. As a result, up to 20% of the time, when selecting a tab, I accidentally close the tab.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:26 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024):

Clicking close on a tab that is not in the foreground is almost always unintentional.

In that case, you may find the Theme Settings helpful - there's an option you can set so the close button only appears on the active tab, i.e. the one in the foreground (see Show close button).

Alternatively, I expect the application to give me the option to cancel accidentally closing the tab I'm trying to select.

I believe that feature is being tracked in issue #5301.

@j4james commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024): > Clicking close on a tab that is not in the foreground is almost always unintentional. In that case, you may find the [Theme Settings](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/themes) helpful - there's an option you can set so the close button only appears on the active tab, i.e. the one in the foreground (see [Show close button](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/themes#show-close-button)). > Alternatively, I expect the application to give me the option to cancel accidentally closing the tab I'm trying to select. I believe that feature is being tracked in issue #5301.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:26 +00:00
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@destenson commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024):

@j4james, thank you for the info. The themes setting looks like it might work. It's quite inconvenient that can't be changed from the gui, though.

And wrt #5301, that appears to be for showing a confirmation dialog when you close the whole window with multiple tabs open, not for closing a background tab.

@destenson commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024): @j4james, thank you for the info. The themes setting looks like it might work. It's quite inconvenient that can't be changed from the gui, though. And wrt #5301, that appears to be for showing a confirmation dialog when you close the whole window with multiple tabs open, not for closing a background tab.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:26 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024):

Thanks for filing! #5301 is more about a confirmation dialog when you close the tab, not the window. So in your case, it would prevent you from actually closing the tab immediately.

We're going to mark this as a /dup of #5301. Though it's not allowing you to modify the width of the X button, we feel that the combination of the theme setting mentioned above and #5301 should resolve the need for your ask.

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024): Thanks for filing! #5301 is more about a confirmation dialog when you close _the tab_, not the window. So in your case, it would prevent you from actually closing the tab immediately. We're going to mark this as a /dup of #5301. Though it's not allowing you to modify the width of the X button, we feel that the combination of the theme setting mentioned above and #5301 should resolve the need for your ask.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:27 +00:00
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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